HC Deb 07 January 2004 vol 416 c414W
Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the pay-off dates are for(a) HMS Sovereign, (b) HMS Superb, (c) HMS Spartan, (d) HMS Sceptre, (e) HMS Invincible, (f) HMS Newcastle, (g) HMS Cardiff, (h) HMS Glasgow, (i) HMS Liverpool, (j) HMS Exeter, (k) HMS Southampton, (I) HMS Nottingham, (m) HMS Manchester, (n) HMS Gloucester, (o) HMS Edinburgh and (p) HMS York[145652]

Mr Ingram

The present planned decommissioning dates for each of the Royal Navy vessels listed are given in the following table.

HMS Year
Swiftsure Class submarine:
Sovereign 2006
Superb 2008
Spartan 2006
Sceptre 2010
Invincible Class aircraft carrier:
Invincible 2010
Type 42 Destroyer:
Newcastle 2007
Cardiff 2008
Glasgow 2009
Liverpool 2009
Exeter 2010
Southampton 2011
Nottingham 2012
Manchester 2012
Gloucester 2013
Edinburgh 2014
York 2013